FOCIS is organizing a society symposium and will also have an exhibit booth.
Please find the session details below and make plans to join us at IUIS 2023!
FOCIS Symposium on Immuno-interventions
Thursday, November 30, 14:00–15:30 SAST (90 minutes) Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Ballroom East View the session on the IUIS website.
Agenda
Chairpersons. Megan Sykes (Columbia University FCE*, President FOCIS) and Mark Anderson (UCSF University FCE*, Past-President FOCIS)
New immunotherapies to induce tolerance in autoimmunity, organ transplantation and acute GVHD – Ignacio Anegon (France)
SARS-CoV-2 T-cell responses in the context of HIV and/or TB co-infection, Catherine Riou (Cape Town, South Africa)
Insights into factors regulating human IL-10-produicng ILC2s and their applications in cell therapies -Sarah Crome (Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Canada).
Increased anti-cancer immune responses by inhibition of Treg cells – Eliane Piaggio (France)
FOCIS Exhibit Booth
FOCIS will be exhibiting this year. If you are attending, please stop by to visit with our leaders and learn about our upcoming activities. Our booth number is 12.
Exhibit Hall Hours and Location
Monday, November 27, 18:00 – 19:00 SAST Tuesday, November 28–Thursday, November 30, 09:00 – 17:00 SAST Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Exhibition halls 1 and 2
IUIS 2023 Cape Town: The 18th International Congress of Immunology November 27–December 2, 2023 Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa
The IUIS Congress brings together more than 5,000 immunologists from universities, health providers, independent research organizations, and industry. The Congress is hosted by the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS), the Federation of African Immunological Societies (FAIS), and the South African Immunology Society (SAIS). The theme of IUIS 2023 will be “Turning Discoveries into Treatments,” and they hope to leverage the connectivity between human health and basic immunology—in South Africa, Africa, and globally.
